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WINTER UPDATE2018
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KEY DATES2018/19
7 February Wales Farming Conference, RWS, Builth Wells28 February Farm Business Grant (FBG) Window 5: Closing date for submission of claimsFarming Connect Skills application window closes
1 February Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory: deadline for forms to be submitted
FEBRUARY
1 December Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment window opens10 December BPS 2018 Loan payments will be paid 11 December Changes to Government Gateway portal14 December New online registration for RPW Online
DECEMBER
JANUARY1 January Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory7 January Farming Connect Skills application window opens28 January Glastir Advanced Capital Works and Glastir Woodland Management (GWM) Capital Works: Closing date for submission of 2018 claims29 January Food Business Investment Scheme (FBIS): Expression of Interest decision date
SAF 2019 available Glastir Commons 2019 available Digital Assistance available31 March Glastir Small Grants (Carbon): All works to be completed and closing date for submission of claimsGlastir Woodland Creation (GWC) and Glastir Woodland Restoration (GWR): All Capital Works to be completed
MARCH
15 May SAF 2019 and Glastir Commons Claim 2019: Closing Date
MAY
30 June Glastir Small Grants (Water): All works to be completed and closing date for submission of claims
JUNE
APRIL30 April Glastir Woodland Creation (GWC) and Glastir Woodland Restoration (GWR): Closing date for submission of claims.BPS Entitlements: 2019 Transfer and Lease closing date
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 Exchange RateThe 2018 exchange rate to be used for 2018 BPS payments has been set at €1= £0.89281.
Changes to Government GatewayA new Government Gateway registration process will go live during the week beginning 10 December 2018.This means, existing RPW Online customers will be asked to verify their email address, create a memorable safe word (used for account recovery) and keep or amend their existing login details.In order to facilitate a smooth transition, RPW Online will be unavailable from 11 to 14 December 2018.Any customers who have been issued an activation code, but not registered on RPW Online by 10 December 2018, will need to wait until 14 December 2018 when the new online account activation will be available.For more information, please visit Government Gateway & the RPW Online website.
RPW Online – New Customer Online RegistrationFrom 14 December 2018 onwards, RPW will also be moving from its paper-based registration process to a new online registration system. This online registration process will allocate new customers unique Customer Reference Numbers (CRN) and provide instant access to the RPW Online website.For more information on how to register, please visit the RPW Website: getting started.
Cross Compliance BreachesThe majority of cross compliance breaches discovered during the winter months are cattle, sheep and welfare related, the most common breaches are failure to:• Report movements in time • Report deaths in time• Maintain record of births• Record movement details correctly• Record when animals are tagged• Update Medicine & Mortality records
Farm businesses should regularly check and review the 2018 cross compliance documentation which is available on the Welsh Government website.
Glastir Contracts – Common ErrorsFarm businesses should refer to the latest version of their contract and maps which are available on RPW online. Farm Businesses should comply with their contract, maintain records and manage the land in accordance with the management options to avoid errors and penalties.For details of the most common errors, please visit RPW Online: Glastir.
The ITBAN is currently seeing a significant increase in the number of new bovine TB incidents.
In 2017 there were 63 new bovine TB incidents – a 75% increase on the previous 12 months (36 incidents) - the highest annual figure of incidents since 2013 (66).
Implementation of enhanced control measures in the Intermediate TB Area North (ITBAN)
In 2017 alone, there were 63 new TB incidents75% 75%
which represents a 75% increase on the previous 12 months (36 incidents)
It is important that we take steps to deal with spikes in disease in Wales quickly and effectively, particularly in the ITBAN, given its proximity to the Low TB Area in North West Wales. This is crucial if we are to reach our target of declaring the Low TB Area as the first area in Wales to achieve Officially TB Free status by 2023.
Enhanced TB surveillance in the ITBAN has begun with the aim of detecting infection quickly and slowing the rate of new TB incidents, following the announcement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs on 15 October. This is likely to be the first phase of interventions in the ITBAN; other measures to reduce TB incidence in the area are currently being considered.
Additional contiguous testing around TB breakdown herdsTo detect infection earlier and prevent new TB breakdowns, cattle herds, neighbouring TB breakdown herds (with Officially TB Free Withdrawn (OTFW) status), will be subject to additional contiguous testing. This means that these herds will be subject to a contiguous test, a ‘contiguous 6’ test (six months after the initial test), a further ‘contiguous 6’ test (after a further six months), followed by a final ‘contiguous 12’ test, 12 months later.
Cymorth TB ‘Keep it Out’ visitsTo provide additional support to farmers, Government funded ‘Keep it Out’ style, Cymorth TB visits are being made available to farmers whose herds test clear to a contiguous TB test. These visits will be conducted by specially trained vets from the farmer’s local practice, and will focus on the local epidemiology, biosecurity and trading policy. Those herds which suffer a TB breakdown will be offered a routine Cymorth TB breakdown visit.
How long will these measures last?The measures will be in place for a minimum of 2 years and will be reviewed after 12 months to consider whether progress has been made in reducing incidence levels in the area.
Badger Found Dead Survey An All Wales Badger Found Dead survey commenced on 1 September 2017, this includes genotyping of positive results where applicable. Analysis of the current Badger Found Dead Survey results has been undertaken, however the low numbers of submissions in the ITBAN mean that it is very difficult to draw any solid conclusions as to what role, if any, wildlife is playing in this spike in incidents.
It is therefore imperative that anyone finding a dead badger carcass either in the ITBAN itself, or elsewhere in Wales, should phone 0808 1695110 for further information and instructions.
Informed purchasingCattle keepers should be mindful that buying in cattle always carries the risk of introducing disease onto premises. Farmers are encouraged to assess the risks of buying cattle from herds where the TB history is unknown, or the source herd has only recently been released from restrictions. It is also important for farmers to always provide TB information at the point of sale.
This can:• allow buyers to make more informed buying decisions and take sensible
precautions when introducing new animals; • protect herds from disease;• reduce the potential spread of diseases into new areas;• help maintain productive healthy herds;• cut the cost of having a TB breakdown.
Further information and useful contacts The Welsh Government recently published the booklet Bovine TB, Reducing the risk in the Intermediate TB Area North (ITBAN). The booklet explains the measures being taken to tackle the increase in the number of new bovine TB incidents within the ITBAN and steps which can be taken by farmers to prevent new TB breakdowns.
Links to the booklet are below: www.gov.wales/docs/drah/publications/ 181016-bovine-tb-itban-booklet-en.pdf
Additional contiguous testing around TB breakdown herdsCattle herds which are neighbouring TB breakdown herds (with Offi cially TB Free Withdrawn (OTFW) status), will be subject to additional contiguous testing. This means that these herds will be subject to a contiguous test, a ‘contiguous 6’ test (six months after the initial test), a further ‘contiguous 6’ test (after a further six months) followed by a fi nal ‘contiguous 12’ test, 12 months later. The aim of this measure is to detect infection earlier and to detect previously undisclosed infection with a view to getting ahead of the disease and preventing new TB breakdowns.
Wales TB RegionalisationTB Area
High TB Area East
High TB Area West
Intermediate TB Area North
Intermediate TB Area Mid
Low TB
ITBAN Breakdown July 2017 to June 2018
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In 2017 alone, there were 63 new TB incidents75% 75%
which represents a 75% increase on the previous 12 months (36 incidents)
Bovine TBReducing the risk in the Intermediate TB Area North (ITBAN)
This is the highest annual fi gure of incidents, since 2013 (66). From 13 November 2018, enhanced TB surveillance in
the ITBAN will begin with the aim of detecting infection
quickly and slowing the rate of new TB incidents.The ITBAN is adjacent to the Low TB Area, which we must protect
if we are to reach our target of declaring the fi rst area in Wales as
Offi cially TB Free status by 2023. It is important therefore that cattle
keepers continue to take action to protect their herds from bovine TB.This is likely to be the fi rst phase of interventions in the ITBAN;
other measures to reduce TB incidence in the area, are currently
being considered.
The ITBAN is currently seeing an unprecedented increase
in the number of new TB incidents.
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The Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory form will be posted to all keepers from mid December.
The Annual Inventory is a legal requirement to record the total number of sheep and goats you own on 1 January 2019. You must also record the CPH number the animal is held at.
The total number of sheep recorded must include breeding sheep, rams, ram lambs, ewe lambs, store and finished lambs, cull ewes and cull rams.
You must also record the number of sheep and goats you have on 1 January in your on-farm holding register.
If you have not received a form by 1 January 2019, please contact EIDCymru on 01970 636959.
The Annual Inventory must be returned by 1 February 2019.
FAILURE TO DO THIS MAY RESULT IN A CROSS COMPLIANCE PENALTY AND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF INSPECTION
Keepers have the option of completing the Annual Inventory online by logging on to www.eidcymru.org.
If you are completing the form electronically, you do not need to return the paper form.
If you require assistance, contact the EIDCymru service helpline 01970 636959 or email [email protected]
Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory 1 January 2019
Online Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory Form
5. Please enter the total number of sheep and goats that you own (are the registered keeper of) at 1 January 2017 for each holding, including common land holding numbers. PLEASE NOTE common land holding numbers start with 00/000. If you do not know your common land holding number, please contact the helpline on 01970636959. (If you require a continuation form, please contact the helpline)
Other sheep such as store/fat lambs, pets,
rams, ewe lambs not put to the ram
LocationEnter the holding number
For example 01/012/0123 or 00/000/0123 for common land
Number of breeding ewes put to the ram
Number of breeding ewe lambs put to
the ram
Number of
rams
Number of other sheep
Number of
goats
6. Our aim is to carry out any on- farm checks with the minimum of disruption to the keeper. Although this section is voluntary, to help us achieve this please provide dates when you would expect to gather your sheep for:
clipping and dipping etc. lambing
7. Declaration I declare the information I have given in this return is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name Signature
DateTelephone
Please include any comments you may have on the figures you provided
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SHEEP AND GOATS ANNUAL INVENTORY 1 JANUARY 2017
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU:
• If you are completing the form electronically, you do not need to send a paper format.
• Read the ‘Notes for Guidance’ and letter before completing the form. This will provide specific
explanations to assist you when completing this return and important contact information;
• Tell us how many animals you have on each separate holding;
• Sign and return the form even if you are no longer a keeper of sheep and goats;
• Complete, Sign and return in the pre-paid envelope by 1 February 2017;
This annual inventory is a legal requirement. You must also record this information in
your on farm ‘flock record’. Failure to do so may result in a cross compliance penalty.
1. What is your customer reference number
(If you have one) This is a voluntary questionA 0 0
2. If you are not keeping sheep or goats at the moment, please enter a ‘X’ in ONE of the boxes
below, otherwise please go to section 3.
• No longer keep any sheep or goats.
(Please make sure you de-register as a keeper through your APHA 0300 3038268.)
• Not a keeper of sheep and goats on 1 January but will be during the next 12 months.
If you have crossed either of the boxes above, go to section 7, Declaration.
N2
N1
4. Please indicate the purpose(s) for keeping the animals. Please enter a ‘X’ in all boxes that apply.
Sheep
Meat Dairy Breeding Wool Other/pets
Goat
B1
C1
B2
C2
B3
C3
B4
C4
B5
C5
This form can be completed electronically
at www.eidcymru.org, should you require
assistance please contact 01970636959.
Os hoffech ffurflen Gymraeg, rhowch ‘X’ yn y blwch isod.
V2
Holding number:
A1A2
Farmer (full time) Farmer (part time)Other A3
3. What is your main occupation? Please enter a ‘X’ in ONE box only.
Wales Rural Network Support Unit (WRNSU)The Wales Rural Network Support Unit (WRNSU) supports and promotes the exchange of expertise in rural development. WRNSU supports activities funded under the Welsh Government Rural Communities — Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
What we can do• communicate, share and exchange information and news• organise and promote free events and initiatives• showcase funded projects examples and case studies• communicate and promote funding opportunities• arrange study visits encouraging co-operation and sharing of knowledge• connect, businesses, community groups, and others,
interested in Rural Development• Share best practices and EU supporting information
You can get involved by• subscribing to our newsletter and social media channels• uploading details of your funded projects• attending WRNSU events• sharing good practice and resources• engaging with others involved in rural development throughout Europe
Welsh Government Rural Communities — Rural Development Programme 2014–2020This is a 7 year investment programme supporting a wide range of activities via the Rural Development Schemes:
Agriculture• Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Scheme• Glastir• Sustainable Production Grant • Farm Business Grant
Food• Food Business Investment Scheme• Rural Business Investment Scheme - Food
Forestry• Timber Business Investment Scheme• Co-operation & Supply Chain Development Scheme• Co-operative Forest Planning Scheme
Community• LEADER• Rural Community Development Fund• Co-operation & Supply Chain Development Scheme
Environment• Sustainable Management Scheme
Tourism• Tourism Amenity Investment Support (TAIS) • Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF) • Tourism Product Innovation Fund (TPIF) • Regional Tourism Engagement Fund (RTEF)
Wales Rural Network Support Unit (WRNSU)
Contact usTel: 03000 062 2302 Email: [email protected]: www.gov.wales/ruralnetwork
www.facebook.com/WalesRuralNet @WalesRuralNet
Farming Help CharitiesOften in farming, the unexpected just happens. That’s why the financial and emotional support available from three Farming Help charities — the Addington Fund, Farming Community Network (FCN) and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) — is so important. All three organisations are fully committed to supporting Welsh farmers and their families. The charities work together to provide assistance in various ways, including training, emotional support and advice, financial grants and affordable housing.
Talking to someone is often the first step to improving one’s mental health — and this is where The Farming Community Network (FCN) can help. FCN is a voluntary organisation that supports members of the farming community through difficult times. The charity runs a confidential national helpline and e-helpline which is open every day of the year from 7am-11pm.
The helpline is run by English and Welsh-speaking volunteers, who are there to listen and provide a sympathetic ear. FCN has approximately 40 volunteers located throughout Wales. They are there to help for as long as it takes, walking with people and helping them find positive outcomes to their situations. The isolation and pressures of farming — and the uncertainty that the industry faces — means that Wales’ farming community is highly susceptible to mental health problems. The industry continues to have one of the highest suicide rates of any occupation.
The Addington Fund provides homes to rent at below market rates through its Strategic Rural Housing Scheme. It supports farming families who have to leave their farms — and homes — allowing them to retire with dignity, in their locality, with a properly financed exit plan. Addington also has a small stock of affordable rural housing specifically for people in rural occupations who cannot afford to rent or buy on the open market.
CEO Bill Young said:“ The Addington Fund is keen to help younger entrants in the early stages of their careers so they can remain in their chosen rural location. We also offer Disaster Relief through our Trustee Discretionary Fund, to alleviate rural hardship as a result of national disasters. This includes prolonged adverse weather and/or animal disease. We are a truly unique charity in our concepts and are here to engage and help those in farming or agriculture-related industries who are in need of support to keep rural areas sustainable.”
R.A.B.I gives financial assistance to farming people in hardship; offering grants to people of all ages across Wales, with limited savings and low incomes. Many older people receive regular living allowances, whilst support for working people is tailored, including such things as helping with state benefit claims, buying essential white goods, paying domestic bills and funding relief farm staff.
This year, around £244k has been paid out in grants in Wales, significantly more than during the same period in 2017. Much of the increase is due to more money going to Welsh working families with grants this year now totalling more than £100k — more than double during the same period in 2017.*
R.A.B.I chairman Malcolm Thomas MBE, who hails from Carmarthenshire, said:“ This year’s weather has certainly tested many in farming to the limit, across all sectors. We’ve had long spells of adverse weather before, but this time it’s been especially difficult for people to plan because a particularly wet, cold spring preceded a drought creating, if you like, a perfect storm.”
* Figures quoted are unaudited and rounded up, covering the period January 1 to November 2, 2018
Contact FCN, R.A.B.I and the Addington Fund on the Farming Help helpline 03000 111 999
SAVE THE DATEWales Farming Conference
07/02/1910:00-16:00
Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd
Take a break from your daily routine to attend the Wales Farming Conference. A day out to stimulate positivity, share forward thinking ideas and feel re-charged to face change head on. Featuring quality speakers from Wales and beyond, the event will leave you feeling energised and empowered to see opportunity in every challenge.
Changes are being introduced to the County Parish Holding (CPH) system in Wales to establish consistent rules for all livestock species and to improve the Government’s ability to respond quickly and effectively in a disease outbreak.
What changes are being introduced?• 10 mile distance rule for all livestock species• Removal of all Cattle Tracing System (CTS) links and Sole Occupancy
Authorities (SOA)• A new process for registering use of land on a temporary basis (364 days
or less) as a Temporary Land Association (TLA) or a Temporary CPH (tCPH).
Manage My CPHThe Welsh Government has introduced a brand new online system – Manage My CPH – to enable keepers to manage and maintain the land parcels and registered common land that they use for livestock purposes, using their RPWOnline account. This includes:
• Registering a new CPH / tCPH• Adding land used for livestock purposes to a CPH• Removing land from a CPH• Adding land used on a temporary basis to a CPH via a TLA.
What do I need to do?Customers are required to use Manage My CPH to register the land used for livestock purposes. Manage My CPH must be updated each time land is added or removed from a CPH, even if it is only used on a short term basis.
All land located within 10 miles of the Primary Production Location (PPL) may be merged into a single CPH number. Movements between land parcels registered under the same CPH number do not need to be reported and are not subject to standstill rules, however movements to and from a different CPH number must continue to be reported.
Further guidance can be found at: www.gov.wales/cphproject or by contacting the Customer Contact Centre on 0300 062 5004.
CPH and Livestock Movements – Is your business operating under the new rules?
Grazing your livestock on someone else’s landLivestock keepers taking on land on a temporary basis (364 days or less) have the following movement reporting options:
1. Report the movement to the landowner’s CPH (with their permission), or2. Register the land on Manage My CPH as either a TLA – if within 10 miles of
the PPL, or a tCPH.
In order to register the land as either a TLA or a tCPH, keepers must declare that they have sole occupancy of the land, e.g. that their animals will not mix with another keeper’s livestock.
Winter housingLivestock keepers should be aware that if they rent a shed for winter housing that shares a yard with another keeper / landowner, this would not be considered to meet the sole occupancy criteria. In this scenario, keepers will be required to report movements to the landowner’s CPH. Sole occupancy can only be valid where the entire land parcel is used by one keeper.
What are the sole occupancy criteria? • Premises owned or rented by an individual, partnership or company on which
all the animals are under the sole control of the individual/partnership/company. • Individual fields or buildings that are owned must be under the sole
management of the individual/partnership/company. • Individual fields or buildings that are rented must be under the sole management
of the individual/partnership/company for the duration of the tenancy. • Fields or buildings (owned or rented) which are used by separate individuals,
partnerships or companies, are considered to be under separate sole occupancies even if the individual fields, etc. were part of the same original CPH number.
• Where another individual has a right of access through land owned or rented by the individual/partnership/company it cannot be accepted as sole occupancy unless the right of access will not be used at any time to move animals on foot.
• Individual fields or buildings (owned or rented) must have: » Separate access points to other fields or buildings not in the same sole occupancy » A stock-proof boundary e.g. fence/ hedge/ wall, appropriate to the animals
on that land, to keep animals under different sole occupancies separated. » Livestock cannot mix freely with other livestock from another CPH.
Nothing makes more difference to our natural environment than farming. It is uniquely placed to protect our fresh and coastal waters but the regulators’ data show that in recent years there have been in excess of 100 cases annually where our waterways have been damaged by agricultural pollution. These incidents occur on a minority of Welsh farms but they can have a serious impact.
Working together to improve water quality
Whilst the pollution may pass within hours and the stream may run clear, the long term effect on the water can be devastating. Fish or invertebrates can be killed and it is those insect larvae and crustaceans on which our fish and birds, such as dippers and grey wagtails rely. Pollution affects the environment, tourism and, importantly, the reputation of the Industry and is covered widely in the media.
Preventing agricultural pollution is a priority for Welsh Government. On 14 November 2018 Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs announced the introduction of regulations to address the issue of pollution from agriculture. These regulations will come into force from January 2020 and will be based on good practice measures. Information on good practice measures can be found in the Code of Good Agricultural Practice (COGAP) and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Cross Compliance guidance on the Welsh Government website.
As we move into winter, particular attention should be given to the CoGAP advice against the application of livestock manures if:• heavy rain is forecast within the next 48 hours• when the soil is waterlogged, frozen hard or snow covered
Farmers claiming Basic Payment Scheme or Rural Development Programme payments must also observe the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Cross Compliance standards including the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) which aim to protect surface water from pollution. Under Cross Compliance farmers are prohibited from spreading slurry within 10 metres of any surface water or 6 metres if using precision spreading techniques.
Whilst the majority of farmers do observe the guidance outlined above, more needs to be done and in recognition of the fact that many pollution incidents would not occur if better management decisions were made by farmers long before the pollutant enters the stream, the Wales Land Management Forum sub-group on agricultural pollution involves many stakeholders working together to prevent pollution.
Several initiatives have been put in place by the partners to help you understand how you can play your part in tackling the issue.
Farming Connect has a tackling agricultural pollution programme that provides support, advice and guidance to farmers through film, e-fact sheets and case studies. Advice is available to individual businesses registered with Farming Connect or groups of businesses for nutrient management planning, improving farm infrastructure including clean-dirty water separation, slurry, manure and silage storage and many more technical aspects.
Natural Resources Wales has appointed eight new agricultural officers who aim to visit around 30% of the 1,700 dairy farms in Wales this year to help the industry ensure it is following best practises to prevent agricultural pollution.
The membership of the WLMF sub-group includes NFU Cymru, FUW, CLA, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, the Tenant Farmers Association Cymru, Farming Connect, Hybu Cig Cymru, AHDB Dairy, the Carmarthenshire Fishermen’s Federation, Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government.
If you’d like to know more about what you can do on your farm to help tackle the issue, and make sure that we improve our water quality in Wales, then please contact Farming Connect to learn more about the advice and guidance that is available: www.gov.wales/farmingconnect or contact 08456 000 813 or [email protected]
Why not consider benchmarking your business? • We can provide technical and/or business support • We can help you work more efficiently to increase productivity
Contact your local Farming Connect development officer www.gov.wales/farmingconnect
Is your business performing at its best?....make sure your business reaches its potential
Here to support you every step of the way
With winter fast approaching, it is very important that you start preparing for winter now to help ease the impact on your farm business and to reduce the risks of something serious happening. Making some small changes now can save you considerable time, distress and money in the future. Below are some tips that you should be considering.
Get ready for winter on the farm
A high number of farmers are either killed or seriously injured each year on Welsh farms so it is important that health and safety comes first. Advice on risk assessments is available from the Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture
Further sources of advice / information The Welsh Government: Winter weather advice, Animal Welfare The Met Office: Get Ready Natural Resources Wales: Flood Alert
Review your insurance policies and check that it includes cover for ‘severe weather/storm damage’
Has your machinery been serviced and the anti-freeze levels checked?
Is there sufficient space in buildings to provide some frost protection for essential vehicles, such as tractors and quad bikes?
Have you got adequate stocks of fuel oil/heating oil for the winter?
Do you have sufficient stocks of food if you were snowed-in?
Have you got sufficient slurry storage for the winter?
Have you considered livestock welfare such as, bedding, water and housing?
Have you got sufficient feed supplies for your animals for the winter?
Identify ‘safe’ and accessible areas to which stock may be moved in the event of a forecast of severe weather
Are your buildings secure and sufficiently weather proof?
Is there a plan in place to maintain access to your farm in the event of ice and snow?
Have you got sufficient stocks of salt/grit to keep vital access and exit points open?
Have you got a backup electric supply such as a generator?
Addington Fund01926 620 135
TB Helpline0800 496 1439DPJ Foundation
contact@thedpjfoundation
EID Cymru01970 636 959
Farming Connect08456 000 813
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)0300 303 8268
Quality Welsh Food Certification Body01970 636 688
Rural Payments Wales Customer Contact Centre0300 062 5004
The Farming Community Network (FCN)03000 111 999
Badger Found Dead Survey 0808 169 5110
Lantra Wales 01982 552 646
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)0808 281 9490
Tir Dewi (Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire)0800 121 4722
British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS)0345 050 3456
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)0300 065 3000
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